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No comment on it, other than Javonte’s status remains unchanged.”

LSU associate athletics director Robert Munson via text on a Yahoo report Thursday that reveals the person on the phone with suspended LSU coach Will Wade when allegedly discussing an NCAA violation about player Javonte Smart. Yahoo reported the person was Baton Rouge native Shannon Forman, who played at Memphis for current Kentucky coach John Calipari. Smith was cleared by the NCAA and has played in the last three LSU games. The 3-seed Tigers play 2-seed Michigan State Friday in the Sweet 16 in Washington, D.C.